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James Madison Knight Sr. (1797 - 1881)

James Madison Knight Sr.
Born in Lincoln, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of , , , , , , , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 19 Feb 1822 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 84 in Cave Township, Franklin, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

James was born in 1797. He passed away in 1881. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.
  • "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD79-M25 : 16 March 2020), James Knight, 1822.
  • "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-Q6HV : 10 March 2021), James Knight and Nancy Mirrett, 19 Feb 1822; citing Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 430,829.
  • "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNF9-W5W : 4 December 2014), James Knight and Nancy Merritt, 19 Feb 1822; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC67-WYJ : 21 October 2021), James Knight, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCS-TN1 : 18 February 2021), James Knight, 1860.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJN-RJW : 13 January 2022), James Knight in household of William Absher, Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .




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